Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Our Prophet(pbuh)had his hair quite long up to his shoulders?

· 28 Rajab 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1362English

Question

Is this imitating women because we women have long hair and are not allowed to have our hair cut really short to boy-cut because that would be imitating men.

Answer

Generally, women's hair extends till the back and not till the shoulders.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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